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Summer Stock: Dealing with zooming costs
What may not dissipate with the end of the pandemic are soaring costs, suppliers say. It starts with trucks. Gerry...
PAIA releases fresh asparagus statistics report
The Peruvian Asparagus Importers Association (PAIA) has released its 2021/2022 Fresh Asparagus Statistics, Category Trends and Demographics Report. The U.S....
GRAPHIC: Inside papayas’ growth
The volume of papayas shipped to the U.S. grew by 20 percent from 2020 to 2021, and it’s reflected in...
Gold Coast veteran retires after 30 years in the industry
Santa Maria, CA – After more than 5 years with Gold Coast Packing BB #:133777, Al Jasin, Regional Sales is...
Rewe opens Berlin’s first autonomous grocery store
June 28, 2022 TEL AVIV, Israel & BERLIN, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Trigo, an Israel-based computer vision company disrupting retail with frictionless checkout...
Church Brothers announces new logistics VP
SALINAS, Calif. – Michael Manderson joins Church Brothers BB #:161800 as the Vice President of Warehousing, Distribution and Fulfillment. Manderson has...
USDA launches Feds Feed Families 2022 to fight food and nutrition insecurity
WASHINGTON, June 27, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the kickoff of the 13th annual Feds...
Pandol Bros. mourns passing of matriarch
It is with great sorrow that Pandol Bros., Inc. BB #:111977 announces the passing of Winifred Mary Pandol (nee Zaninovich),...
HEB online grocery tops Amazon in dunnhumby Retailer Preference Index
CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–dunnhumby, the global leader in customer data science, today released the inaugural dunnhumby eCommerce Retailer Preference Index (RPI), a...
Invafresh debuts new grocery AI with New York retailer
Using AI/ML, grocery retailers gain visibility and production control across their fresh operations, reducing costs and waste related to prepared...
Verdant Technologies receives EPA label expansion for HarvestHold Fresh
Denver, Colorado. – Verdant Technologies BB #:377032 announced approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of an expanded label...
Texas sees its biggest immigration tragedy
One of the top worries of the produce industry is labor, and the industry takes its labor where it can...
Kroger Delivery begins from Wisconsin fulfillment center
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis., June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Kroger Co. BB #:100073, America’s largest grocery retailer, today announced the...
Wonderful Pistachios No Shells wins Good Housekeeping 2022 Healthy Snack Award
Wonderful Pistachios BB #:355607 No Shells is thrilled to announce the latest awards received for two of its No Shells...
ProduceIQ: Extreme heat continues; Cherries ‘break’ the index
Dry heat or not, the 113 degree temps expected in Coachella, CA are enough for this South Floridian to prefer...
NEPC announces panelists for educational session at annual expo
The New England Produce Council BB #:170872 has announced the moderator and panelists for the Educational Breakfast Panel Session during...
NEPC releases educational plan for annual expo
The New England Produce Council BB #:170872 has announced the moderator and panelists for the Educational Breakfast Panel Session during...
Summer Stock: Warm weather heats up produce sales
Now that summer is here, produce businesses open up full throttle, though spiraling costs have some suppliers concerned about how...